Sala Reservada And The Nude In The Prado Museum, The

Synopsis of Sala Reservada And The Nude In The Prado Museum, The

«The Sala Reservada and the Nude in the Prado Museum» is Javier Portús Pérez's essay on the nudes in the Prado Museum, published by Turner in paperback (134 pages, in English).

The book brings together a selection of nudes from the 16th to the 19th centuries held in the Prado, with works by Durero, Tiziano, Rubens and Goya, among others. It addresses the history of the museum's so-called Sala Reservada, where these paintings were displayed between 1827 and 1838, and how they were viewed in private settings before entering the collection. It is the result of research by Javier Portús Pérez, curator at the Prado.

The volume accompanies the eponymous exhibition held at the Museo Nacional del Prado between June and September 2002. It includes a contribution by Miguel Zugaza Miranda. Originally published in 2002 by Turner in English.

Suitable for those interested in art history, museology and European painting, as well as for those wishing to discover a lesser-known facet of the Prado's holdings.